Californian Surfer who Became a Shakuhachi Master in Japan

[@paulwalker6635]

His performance blew me away, You can tell he really is a master! The creative sounds he employed were so beautiful I can't wait to discover more shakuhachi music.

[@ToruUchikado]

Yes! I wish I had a better mic to capture his performance! Please go listen to his music. They are amazing!

[@mikepenny01]

Great dive into an amazing musician’s life and career! Thanks for uploading!

[@matthewwilliams5407]

I never heard of the Shakihachi before. I’ll check out the documentary about John, seems interesting. Nice video!

[@ToruUchikado]

It’s an excellent documentary! I loved it! Let me know how you enjoy it🙏🏻

[@MrW781]

This past summer, my partner and I saw John in Hangzhou, China. I immediately came home and purchased as many cds and lps of his as I could find. After all that, two things are very obvious. First, John is a genius improvisational player. Second, his real magic is in live performances. The recordings just couldn't touch his onstage playing. Why? It all comes down to the improvisational jazz / in the moment Zen mindset that he brings to his performances. If you've never seen John Neptune play live, you just don't know what you're missing out on. He will take you through a gamut of emotions and surprise you all along the way. You interviewed a true shakuhachi master, sat in the presence of someone we may never hear the likes of again.

[@ToruUchikado]

It was such a pleasure indeed to sit and talk with him! I will make sure to pass this lovely message to John! Appreciate taking time to watch the episode!

[@alexcarter8807]

Beautiful little docu. with some really brilliant playing. Thanks for posting this.

[@ToruUchikado]

Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@mancamerashakuhachiscooter8941]

good interview ! You did very well getting a sound right away!

[@ToruUchikado]

John-san was a great teacher🔥😉

[@jeanpierrecarpentier]

Great video,, great sound 💛💚

[@Zaphran]

This was great and fun to listen to! Thank you.

[@Whiskey0880]

Great interview brother! and what a fantastic interpretation of kojo no tsuki! Really enjoyed this 👍

[@piyo_piyo]

Amazing life story! It’s incredible that meeting one instrument could change somebody’s life completely.

[@ToruUchikado]

That is so true. If he hadn’t discovered shakuhachi his life could have been completely different.

[@organman77]

What a wonderful, interesting interview. Thank you!

[@sanphir]

want to note that playing the flute in the wind is much more difficult. You are really lucky to have so good teacher for first sounds

[@ToruUchikado]

Indeed I was lucky!!

[@zipangumaru8709]

ジョンさん凄い人ですね日本人以上に日本の文化を愛してくれて素晴らしいです 私も尺八吹いたことありませんがコーラの空き瓶を吹いて鳴らすのとはワケが違いますよね？ｗｗ

[@ToruUchikado]

楽器のことだけでなく、さらに深い事を学ばさせて頂きました！❤️‍🔥 コーラの空き瓶より少し難しいかなと思います😅

[@kermitdfrog1511]

Moonlight over ruined castle with some variations. Very good performance

[@ねことび]

私も吹奏楽やってたのでよくわかりますが、尺八はほんと難しいですよね 一般向けの楽器じゃない笑 Toruさんよく音出ましたね！すごい！

[@ToruUchikado]

慣れるまでは相当ストレスが溜まる楽器でしょうね！😅一回でも音が出せて安心しました！ジョンさんのご指導のおかげです！

[@gismosfinalform2031]

I find the spiritual origins of this instrument fascinating, I'd also like to try making it but I need to source the specific kind of bamboo or something

[@mancamerashakuhachiscooter8941]

YOu can buy just the Bamboo "stock" from a maker.

[@nugley]

Fortunate, I am, to have an empty water tank, for resonance.

[@ChrisLeeW00]

When he played it backwards 😂

[@michealhigginbotham4036]

I want to say the piece he played at the end was a classical piece. I've heard it before. I just don't know the name.

[@ToruUchikado]

Kojo no tsuki!

[@michealhigginbotham4036]

@ToruUchikado Thank you so much. You had no way of knowing this but you just helped me unlock a powerful experience from my past. This melody was actually one of my earliest memories. My grandmother who raised me was Japanese. And I don't remember where or when it was, but when I was very young, I heard this playing and was transfixed. It was stuck in my head for so long and aside from it being a standalone experience, always made me think of my grandmother. She's long since passed but I've been experiencing a lot of things coming full circle recently, so this adds to that list of synchronicities.

[@ramboracing702]

🤜💥🤛

[@maxouwells]

I hope you have the right lips for producing a sound …..😂😂😂

[@hafzakakitchen2267]

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[@mikepenny01]

Great dive into an amazing musician’s life and career! Thanks for uploading!

[@ToruUchikado]

Thank you for watching Mike. I’d love to see the collaboration between you and John someday!🔥